CORRESPONDENCE. 
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no other apologies. It was simply want of thought from too much 
pressure from other work. To-day I examined the object and 
see it has a pointed tail and a horned proboscis, so I stand cor¬ 
rected. I am not hunting worms at present. The time will 
surely come when either Salmon or I will have to take a back seat 
on this swine plague question, but while I admit there may be 
another disease with a different micro-organism than that yet 
seen by me, 1 must positively assert that no one has described it 
yet , and that my views as published by myself have not been con¬ 
tradicted successfully by anyone. I have had no two germs so 
far, and I do find intestinal lesions in many hogs, that die or are 
personally killed, before death. I do not consider them essential 
to swine plague, but an accidental complication, as is also the 
pneumonia, which is more frequent than the intestinal lesions. 
Detmers found the same conditions and came to the same con¬ 
clusions. 
In time this question will be settled, and the world will know 
who is right, honest, and consistent between Dr. Salmon and 
myself. Most respectfully yours, 
Frank S. Billings. 
VETERINARIAN WANTED. 
Hackettstwon, N. J., March 18th, 1887. 
Dear Sir :—This town and vicinity is greatly in need of a 
regular veterinary surgeon. 
The present Legislature has just passed (15th inst.) a bill re¬ 
quiring veterinary surgeons to be graduates of a regular college. 
Penalty for violating said act is $25.00 fine or six months im¬ 
prisonment. Exemption is granted to persons with ten years’ 
experience of the veterinary practice and who have practiced that 
length of time in the same locality. There is not a regular veter¬ 
inary surgeon within twenty miles. This is a splendid country, 
and to an alive man, and one who has had practice and not too 
young, a good practice is guaranteed. There is no opposition ; 
that is, can’t be with the present law, by those who have been 
practicing here. 
Population of Hackettstown, 3,000. 
Will answer any questions cheerfully. 
Yours very truly, Wm. F. Shields. 
